Michaela DePrince Early life faced adversity. Born as Mabinti Bangura in Sierra Leone, Michaela DePrince early years were a testament to resilience. The Sierra Leone Civil War wreaked havoc on her life, leaving her orphaned and struggling in a war-torn environment. DePrince faced enormous hardships, including severe poverty and losing her parents. Yet, amid these struggles, she found a deep...

Going insane was a luxury. It's the going, that's the treat. Going suggests travel, moving. There was no going. The madness was constant and still, sitting there, like a place on a map. The women in the beautifully brutal film 12 Years A Slave were mangled and maliciously intertwined. It was where they lived, where they were from, born and...